Stitches used:

• Chain (ch)

• Single crochet (sc)

• Slip stitch (sl st)

• Double crochet (dc)

• Extended double crochet (edc)

• Puff stitch (puff st)

Gauge: A 10 cm x 10 cm square following the pattern with a 4 mm hook = 14 sts x 6 rows.

Size: Small (36) For other sizes, adjust the number of foundation chains and rows as needed.

Front and Back Panels:
The front and back panels are worked separately and are identical.

• Start with a foundation chain of 69 ch + 3 ch to turn.

• Work into the 4th ch from the hook, making edc stitches across the row.

• Continue in edc until you complete 24 rows to form one panel.

Seaming Shoulders and Sides:

• Place both panels together with the wrong sides facing out.

• Measure and mark the following with stitch markers:

• Armholes: 18 cm on each side.

• Neckline: 26 cm centered, leaving 13 cm on each side for the shoulders.

• Seam the sides of the sweater with a tapestry needle using the whip stitch or mattress stitch.

Sleeves:
The sleeves are worked in the round directly onto the armholes.

• With the right side facing, attach the yarn at the underarm and ch 3.

• Work dc evenly around the armhole, totaling 64 dc. (the number of stitches must be a multiple of 4)

• Complete one more round of dc.

Puff Stitch Pattern:

• Ch 3, and in the base of these chains, make a puff st.

• Ch 2, then make another puff st in the same stitch.

• Ch 1, skip 3 sts, and in the 4th st, repeat the pattern: (*1 puff st, ch 2, 1 puff st, ch 1*)

• Continue repeating from * to * around.

• Work this pattern for 29 rounds.

Sleeve Shaping:

• Work 1 round of dc.

• Decrease rounds as follows:

• 1st decrease round: 1 decrease, 1 dc around.

• 2nd decrease round: 2 decreases, 1 dc around.

• 3rd decrease round: 1 decrease, 2 dc around.

• Repeat the same process for the second sleeve.

Neckline and Hem Finishing:

• Work 1 round of sc around the neckline.

• Work 1 round of sc around the bottom hem of the sweater.

Fasten off, weave in all ends, and block the sweater if desired.

Designer: Joana Gouveia (@FiosCruzados)